Thermals, Menomena, Talkdemonic, Blow Get Remixed

The Portland, Oregon club Holocene hosts the latest and hottest in indie and electronic music, so it's only fitting that the brains behind the club have decided to start their own record label specializing in the latest and hottest in indie and electronic music.

Holocene Music focuses on local Portland music, teaming knob-twiddling beat merchants with shaggy rockers to create electro-twee swirl-jams. On Tuesday, April 18, the label will release its first compilation, the Liars-esquedly titled it's importland to me to be one step further than one step beyond. It features PDX luminaries like the Thermals, Menomena, Talkdemonic, and the Blow remixing and being remixed by each other.

Tracklist:

01 Menomena - "Twenty Cent Revolt" (Talkdemonic's Artists of These Instruments the Drums Remix
02 Blitzen Trapper - "Whiskey Kisser" (Kittenz Remix)
03 The Blow - "The Love That I Crave" (Strategy's Strata Club Remix)
04 YACHT - "SHTML" (Emergency Ghost's Silly Granny Remix)
05 Point Juncture, WA - "The Siesta Movement" (Dizzy Starhouse Remix)
06 Alan Singley - "On Leaving" (DJ Tant's Starlight Airport Remix
07 Snuggle Ups - "Ferris Wheel" (PGE's Makeout Sweetness)
08 The Thermals - "No Culture Icons" (Ovian Remix)
09 Point Line Plane - "Descender" (Solenoid Remix)
10 Hustler White - "Deadly Toe Ring" (DJ ASSCLAPP Remix)
11 01 (Pop Music) - "Don't Tell Me" (E*Rock Remix)
12 The Kingdom - "Love Is My Nation" (Copy Remix)
13 Bobby Birdman - "Holiday the Ghost" (Toothfairy Remix)
14 Talkdemonic "June Song" (Spleenless Remix)
15 Thanksgiving - "Get Married" (World Remix)
16 The Plants - "Acorn Child" (Strategy's Sitar Remix)

Later this summer, Holocene plans to offer two remixes 12"s, one of Copy's "Assassinator" and the other of Strategy's "Tomorrow May Never Come." Next up is a Gang of Four 12" series, featuring tweakages of "Not Great Men" (Phones extended version), "Anthrax" (Blood Brothers remix), and "Paralyzed" (Tortoise remix). Additional reworkings by the likes of Strategy, Safety Scissors, and more will be announced soon.

Posted by Mairead Case on Thu, Apr 13, 2006 at 12:00am